Springs woman sentenced to life for partner’s murder

A woman in Springs, Ekurhuleni, driven by her jealousy and anger over infidelity to murder her partner in 2024 will spend the rest of her life in prison after receiving a life sentence. The Springs Magistrate’s Court sentenced Nonsumbuluko Majola, 39, to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of Mojalefa Sefali, 39. The court also declared her unfit to possess a firearm.

Majola and her male accomplice visited Sefali’s home in Springs during the day on 13 June 2024, where the trio sat and drank alcohol. “When the deceased was drunk, Majola requested her accomplice to hold him down and began to stab him with scissors and a kitchen knife all over his body,” National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said. After stabbing Sefali, the pair left the scene, leaving him to die from his injuries.

Later that day, concerned neighbours noticed the victim’s absence and went to his home to find his dead body. The police opened the case. Mahanjana said that during the police’s investigation, one of Sefali’s neighbours told investigators that Majola and her accomplice were seen at Sefali’s home on the day of the incident.

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The police subsequently arrested Majola on 29 June 2024 at her home. “In court, Majola pleaded guilty, stating that she acted out of jealousy after discovering that the deceased had another girlfriend and claimed that she did not want to lose him,” Mahanjana said. The NPA added that Majola’s legal representative requested the court to deviate from the prescribed minimum sentence during sentencing proceedings. The representative cited that she was a first-time offender, a mother of two children and that she had shown remorse.

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